Features

Andrew Gilbert - May 16, 2018

The influential critic and musical polymath is ailing in Modesto. A celebration of his legacy will raise funds to bring him home to Oakland.

Janice Berman - May 15, 2018

American Ballet Theater makes the next move in righting a power imbalance; time for S.F. Ballet to step up.

Lou Fancher - May 15, 2018

An unassuming jazz great is still a jazz great.

Andrew Gilbert - May 15, 2018

Greenlief and a host of collaborators bring An Improvisation to ODC Theater.

Jim Farber - May 11, 2018

The Grammy Museum and the Skirball Cultural Center collaborate on a celebration of the composer/conductor’s legacy.

Allan Kozinn - April 28, 2018

Du Yun's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera breaks new ground, as does composer Andy Akiho and the duo Subtle Degrees.

Michael Zwiebach - April 24, 2018

It's not that Kendrick Lamar's music prize invalidates classical music; it recognizes that even classical musicians are affected and inspired by it.

Andrew Gilbert - April 23, 2018

The pioneering combo celebrates 40 years in the vanguard by doing what it's always done best.

Mark MacNamara - April 17, 2018

How far could, or should, orchestras go in devolving power away from their music directors?

David Bratman - April 10, 2018

In preparation for its performances of the St. John Passion, SFBC convened a panel to talk about the issue of anti-Semitism in historical context.